Bauhaus Archivis a museum founded by Walter Gropius. Exhibits include study notes, workshop pieces, photographs, models, blueprints and documents. The members of Bauhaus school laid the basis for much of the contemporary design and artitechture.
This museum is all that remains of the framed tower that symbolized East-West tension during the Cold War. The tower was craned away a few months after the border re-opened.
This landmark symbolizes German's reunification. It is a symbol of the cold war. This structure was made in 1791 by Carl Gotthard Langhans. It is the only surviving gate of 18. It is a sculpture of a horse drawn chariot, driven by the goddess of victory.
Deutsches Theater is a well known German theater. it was founded by a
group of well-known actors, in 1883. It was built in 1949 to 1950. Since 2001
it has given more than 200 guest proformances. The Deutsches theater produces
up to 20 new productions each season. It currently has a maximum compasity of
606 people.
Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtniskrche is a church and one of Berlins most famous
landmarks. It was built byKaiser Wilhelm the second, in 1891 to 1895. The
buildings architect was Franz Schwechten, a german architect. In November
of 1943, the building was bommed and only the buildings west tower was still
standing. http://www.aviewoncities.com/berlin/gedachtniskirche.htm
MUSEUMS:
Bauhaus Archiv
Bauhaus Archivis a museum founded by Walter Gropius. Exhibits include study notes, workshop pieces, photographs, models, blueprints and documents. The members of Bauhaus school laid the basis for much of the contemporary design and artitechture.
This museum is all that remains of the framed tower that symbolized East-West tension during the Cold War. The tower was craned away a few months after the border re-opened.
This landmark symbolizes German's reunification. It is asymbol of the cold war. This structure was made in 1791 by Carl Gotthard Langhans. It is the only surviving gate of 18. It is a sculpture of a horse drawn chariot, driven by the goddess of victory. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/germany/berlin/sights/373013
carolanne's font Michelle's this color font.
Notes
Berlin has more than 150 theaters.
The German theater opened in 1883. Its magnificent decorations and furnishings were restored as part of the 1983 centenary celebrations.
Berlin is a center of classical music.
It has 2 major orchestras. The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra was established by Herbert von Karajan in 1882. He was conductor 1955-1989.
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra dates from 1952.
Berlin has 3 opera houses.
Oldest opera house-State Opera house in Unter den Lenden.
The German Opera built in 1961 in Charlottenburg.
The comic Opera built in Unter den Linden 1947
Berlin has 130 movie theaters. Largest theater is nine screen zoo palast. But new 19 screen multiplex IMAX opening soon in the Daimler-Benz complex on Potsdamer Platz
Ulm Cathedral is the tallest church in the world, with 161.53 metres (530 feet) in height. It was the world's tallest building from 1890 to 1908.
Germany is the most populous European country (apart from Russia), with a population of 81 million.
Berlin is the capital and the biggest city of Germany. It has a population of about 3.5 million and extends over 889 square kilometers.
The world's two biggest cuckoo clocks are both located in Schonach im Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg. One of the cuckoos measures nearly five meters and weighs 150 kg.
Over 300 bunkers and hundreds of kilometres of underground tunnels built during the Nazi-era still remain under the modern city of Berlin - although mostly unaccessible due to crumbling and floods from water tables.
The biggest train station in Europe opened in Berlin in 2006
The largest department store in continental Europe is theKaDeWe(Kaufhaus des Westens) in Berlin, with over 60,000 square metres.
Did You Know?
Musician David Bowie and Iggy Pop lived in Berlin during the 1970s. He once reportedly described they city as "the greatest cultural extravaganza that one could imagine."
Imported coffee was banned by Friedrich II in order to encourage sales of the local beverage: beer!
Most of Berlin's museums and art galleries are clustered together in 4 areas of the city. Museum Island (Museuminsel) in the East.
Dahlem Charlottenburg, Kulturforum complexes in the West.
4 major museums stand on Museum Island
Museums
Berlin is a Mecca for museum fans. Impressive new museums open almost every year in Berlin and feature some of the city’s most spectacular buildings. Berlin’s Museum Island is already a fascinating tourist hub and promises to be unforgettable when completed. The Jewish Museum and the adjacent Berlin Museum are striking in terms of architecture and contents. Other popular Berlin museums include the film museum on Potsdamer Platz. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin - Berlin is the Capital of Germany.
- It is a major center of culture, politics, media, and science and Europe. -The Fernsehturm (TV tower) at Alexa nderplatz in Mitte is the second-tallest structure in the European Union at 368 meters (1,207 ft). Built in 1969, it is visible throughout most of the central districts of Berlin. The city can be viewed from its 204 meter (669 ft) high observation floor. -Berlin
maintains official partnerships with 17 cities. [38 ] Town twinning between Berlin and other cities began with Los Angeles in 1967. - A majority of Berlin residents (60%) have no registered religious affiliation. The largest religious groups are Protestants (mostly belonging to the Evangelical Church in Germany ) at 23% of the population (757,000), Roman Catholics (9%, or 312,000 people), members of other Christian churches (2.7%) Muslims (6%, or 213,000), and Jews (0.4%, or 12,000). ~Berlin Wall~
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall - The Berlin Wall was a physical barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic (GDR) ( East Germany ), including East Berlin . - On Saturday, 12 August 1961, the leaders of the GDR attended a garden party at a government guesthouse in Döllnsee , in a wooded area to the north of East Berlin, at which time Ulbricht signed the order to close the border and erect a wall. - On August 23, 1989, Hungary removed its physical border defences with Austria, and in September more than 13,000 East German tourists in Hungary escaped to Austria. This set up a chain of events. The Hungarians prevented many more East Germans from crossing the border and returned them to Budapest. These East Germans flooded the West German embassy and refused to return to East Germany. The East German government responded by disallowing any further travel to Hungary, but allowed those already there to return.
~sightseeing~
Alter Judischer Friedhof - A small park in Berlin called the Alter Judischer Friedhof was Berlin's first cemetary which was destroyed by the nazis in 1943.
12000 people were buried there between 1673 and 1827.
Berliner Zoo & Aquarium- The oldest zoo in Germany. About 14,000 animals of 1500 species are in this zoo. The zoo opened in 1844.
Sightseeing
Top Berlin attractions include the massive Brandenburg Gate and the reconstructed Pariser Platz alongside. Walk from here to the beautiful Unter den Linden Boulevard. Another favourite Berlin tourist attraction is the old Berlin Wall border crossing at Check Point Charlie and its accompanying museum. The Eastside Gallery is a vast open-air gallery featuring large sections of the infamous wall. Visitors inevitably congregate at Potsdamer Platz, which has come to symbolise the rebuilding of Berlin since the fall of the wall in 1989. The Story of Berlin is an entertaining and informative exhibition featuring a 1970’s nuclear bunker.
-Fifteen
years after the fall, a private museum rebuilt a 200-metre (656 ft) section close to Checkpoint Charlie, although not in the location of the original wall. They also raised more than 1,000 crosses in memory of those who died attempting to flee to the West. The memorial was installed in October 2004 and demolished in July 2005.
In the western part, between the Ku’damm (Kuken) and Tegel Airport is Schloss Charlottenburg, the Baroque palace with English gardens that Frederick I built for his wife Sophie-Charlotte. The Egyptian (Ägyptisches) Museum and Papyrus Collection, which houses the famous 3000-year-old bust of Nefertiti, moved from the area in August 2005 and has returned to the Museum Island in Mitte.
WELCOME TO BERLIN!!!
This restaurant gives the taste of Berlin tourism. Every item served here is Berlin culture. Enjoy your meal!!
PARKS:
Alter Jüdischer Friedhof
This park was Berlin's first Jewish cemetary.
It was destroyed by the Nazis in 1943. Around
12,000 people were buried here between 1672 and 1827.
One grave includes Moses Mendelssohn a famous philosopher.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/germany/berlin/sights/372951
Tiergarten
Tiergarten, also called Grober Tiergarten is Berlin's largest park.
It is separated in two parts by Strasse des 17. Juni.
It is a nice place for relaxation and leisure.
There are many sights in this park. Including the Victory Collumn and others.
http://www.mytravelberlin.com/gardens-parks.html
Park Schloss Charlottenburg
This park was designed at the end of the 18th century by Simeon Godeau.
About 100 years later, it was changed following the example of English gardens.
When the park was very destroyed during World War 2, it was again redesigned.
Some sights in the park are the teahouse Belvedere and the new Pavillion
http://www.mytravelberlin.com/gardens-parks.html
Zoologischer Garten
In the Charlottenburg area there is the zoo of Berlin. It was opened in 1844. It is a
major tourist attraction and the largest zoo in Berlin. Included in the zoo there
is an aquarium which holds fishes, reptiles, amphibians and insects.
http://www.mytravelberlin.com/gardens-parks.html
Streets
Unter Den Linden Boulevard
The boulevard is named after linden(lime) trees that formerly grew along the
central promenade. Unter den Linden runs east–west from the Brandenburg
gate to where the Imperial Palace used to be. There is variety in what lines
the street, Including the Berlin State Opera house and Humboldt University.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unter_den_Linden
Fensehturm Stuttgart
The Fensehturm stuttgart is built from concrete. It is the worlds first
TV tower that was built from concrete, and the second tallest tower
in the european unuion. It weights 3000 tons and is 483 meters above
sea level. There are two observation decks, and on some days the
swiss alps are visible. It took 20 months to build and was first usable
on Febuary 5th, 1956.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernsehturm_StuttgartBerlin Tourism
Theaters
Deutsches theater
Deutsches Theater is a well known German theater. It was founded
by a group of well-known actors, in 1883. It was built in 1949 to 1950.
Since 2001 it has given more than 200 guest proformances. The Deutsches
theater produces up to 20 new productions each season. It currently has a
maximum compasity of 606 people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsches_Theater
http://www.deutschestheater.de/portrait.phpKaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche
Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtniskrche is a church and one of Berlin's
most famous landmarks. It was built by Kaiser Wilhelm the
second, in 1891 to 1895. The buildings architect was Franz
Schwechten, a german architect. In November of 1943, the
building was bommed and only the buildings west tower was still
standing.
http://www.aviewoncities.com/berlin/gedachtniskirche.htm
MUSEUMS:
Bauhaus Archiv
Bauhaus Archiv is a museum founded by Walter Gropius. Exhibits include study notes, workshop pieces, photographs, models, blueprints and documents. The members of Bauhaus school laid the basis for much of the contemporary design and artitechture.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/germany/berlin/sights/372727
Check point Charlie Museum
This museum is all that remains of the framed tower that symbolized East-West tension during the Cold War. The tower was craned away a few months after the border re-opened.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/germany/berlin/sights/372711
OTHERS:
Brandenburg Gate
This landmark symbolizes German's reunification. It is a symbol of the cold war. This structure was made in 1791 by Carl Gotthard Langhans. It is the only surviving gate of 18. It is a sculpture of a horse drawn chariot, driven by the goddess of victory.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/germany/berlin/sights/373013
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BERLIN TOURISM
PARKS:
Alter Jüdischer Friedhof
This park was Berlin's first Jewish cemetary.
It was destroyed by the Nazis in 1943. Around
12,000 people were buried here between 1672 and 1827.
One grave includes Moses Mendelssohn a famous philosopher.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/germany/berlin/sights/372951
Tiergarten
Tiergarten, also called Grober Tiergarten is Berlin's largest park.
It is separated in two parts by Strasse des 17. Juni.
It is a nice place for relaxation and leisure.
There are many sights in this park. Including the Victory Collumn and others.
http://www.mytravelberlin.com/gardens-parks.html
Park Schloss Charlottenburg
This park was designed at the end of the 18th century by Simeon Godeau.
About 100 years later, it was changed following the example of English gardens.
When the park was destroyed during World War 2, it was again redesigned.
Some sights in the park are the teahouse Belvedere and the new Pavillion
http://www.mytravelberlin.com/gardens-parks.html
Zoologischer Garten
In the Charlottenburg area there is the zoo of Berlin. It was opened in 1844. It is a
major tourist attraction and the largest zoo in Berlin. Included in the zoo there
is an aquarium which holds fishes, reptiles, amphibians and insects.
http://www.mytravelberlin.com/gardens-parks.html
Streets
Unter Den Linden Boulevard
The boulevard is named after linden(lime) trees that formerly grew along the
central promenade. Unter den Linden runs east–west from the Brandenburg
gate to where the Imperial Palace used to be. There is variety in what lines
the street, Including the Berlin State Opera house and Humboldt University.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unter_den_Linden
Fensehturm Stuttgart
The Fensehturm stuttgart is built from concrete. It is the worlds first
TV tower that was built from concrete, and the second tallest tower
in the european unuion. It weights 3000 tons and is 483 meters above
sea level. There are two observation decks, and on some days the
swiss alps are visible. It took 20 months to build and was first usable
on Febuary 5th, 1956.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernsehturm_StuttgartBerlin Tourism
Theaters
Deutsches theater
Deutsches Theater is a well known German theater. it was founded by a
group of well-known actors, in 1883. It was built in 1949 to 1950. Since 2001
it has given more than 200 guest proformances. The Deutsches theater producesup to 20 new productions each season. It currently has a maximum compasity of
606 people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsches_Theater
http://www.deutschestheater.de/portrait.phpKaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche
Kaiser Wilhelm Gedachtniskrche is a church and one of Berlins most famous
landmarks. It was built by Kaiser Wilhelm the second, in 1891 to 1895. The
buildings architect was Franz Schwechten, a german architect. In November
of 1943, the building was bommed and only the buildings west tower was still
standing.
http://www.aviewoncities.com/berlin/gedachtniskirche.htm
MUSEUMS:
Bauhaus Archiv
Bauhaus Archiv is a museum founded by Walter Gropius. Exhibits include study notes, workshop pieces, photographs, models, blueprints and documents. The members of Bauhaus school laid the basis for much of the contemporary design and artitechture.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/germany/berlin/sights/372727
Check point Charlie Museum
This museum is all that remains of the framed tower that symbolized East-West tension during the Cold War. The tower was craned away a few months after the border re-opened.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/germany/berlin/sights/372711
OTHERS:
Brandenburg Gate
This landmark symbolizes German's reunification. It is a symbol of the cold war. This structure was made in 1791 by Carl Gotthard Langhans. It is the only surviving gate of 18. It is a sculpture of a horse drawn chariot, driven by the goddess of victory.
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/germany/berlin/sights/373013
carolanne's font
Michelle's this color font.
Notes
Ulm Cathedral is the tallest church in the world, with 161.53 metres (530 feet) in height. It was the world's tallest building from 1890 to 1908.Berlin has more than 150 theaters.
The German theater opened in 1883. Its magnificent decorations and furnishings were restored as part of the 1983 centenary celebrations.
Berlin is a center of classical music.
It has 2 major orchestras. The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra was established by Herbert von Karajan in 1882. He was conductor 1955-1989.
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra dates from 1952.
Berlin has 3 opera houses.
Oldest opera house-State Opera house in Unter den Lenden.
The German Opera built in 1961 in Charlottenburg.
The comic Opera built in Unter den Linden 1947
Berlin has 130 movie theaters. Largest theater is nine screen zoo palast. But new 19 screen multiplex IMAX opening soon in the Daimler-Benz complex on Potsdamer Platz
- Germany is the most populous European country (apart from Russia), with a population of 81 million.
- Berlin is the capital and the biggest city of Germany. It has a population of about 3.5 million and extends over 889 square kilometers.
- The world's two biggest cuckoo clocks are both located in Schonach im Schwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg. One of the cuckoos measures nearly five meters and weighs 150 kg.
- Over 300 bunkers and hundreds of kilometres of underground tunnels built during the Nazi-era still remain under the modern city of Berlin - although mostly unaccessible due to crumbling and floods from water tables.
- The biggest train station in Europe opened in Berlin in 2006
- The largest department store in continental Europe is theKaDeWe(Kaufhaus des Westens) in Berlin, with over 60,000 square metres.
- Did You Know?
Musician David Bowie and Iggy Pop lived in Berlin during the 1970s. He once reportedly described they city as "the greatest cultural extravaganza that one could imagine."Imported coffee was banned by Friedrich II in order to encourage sales of the local beverage: beer!
Berlin has three big universities:
Museums and Art Galleries
Most of Berlin's museums and art galleries are clustered together in 4 areas of the city. Museum Island (Museuminsel) in the East.
Dahlem Charlottenburg, Kulturforum complexes in the West.
4 major museums stand on Museum Island
Museums
Berlin is a Mecca for museum fans. Impressive new museums open almost every year in Berlin and feature some of the city’s most spectacular buildings. Berlin’s Museum Island is already a fascinating tourist hub and promises to be unforgettable when completed. The Jewish Museum and the adjacent Berlin Museum are striking in terms of architecture and contents. Other popular Berlin museums include the film museum on Potsdamer Platz.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin
- Berlin is the Capital of Germany.
- It is a major center of culture, politics, media, and science and Europe.
-The Fernsehturm (TV tower) at Alexa nderplatz in Mitte is the second-tallest structure in the European Union at 368 meters (1,207 ft). Built in 1969, it is visible throughout most of the central districts of Berlin. The city can be viewed from its 204 meter (669 ft) high observation floor.
-Berlin
maintains official partnerships with 17 cities. [38 ] Town twinning between Berlin and other cities began with Los Angeles in 1967.
- A majority of Berlin residents (60%) have no registered religious affiliation. The largest religious groups are Protestants (mostly belonging to the Evangelical Church in Germany ) at 23% of the population (757,000), Roman Catholics (9%, or 312,000 people), members of other Christian churches (2.7%) Muslims (6%, or 213,000), and Jews (0.4%, or 12,000).
~Berlin Wall~
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall
- The Berlin Wall was a physical barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic (GDR) ( East Germany ), including East Berlin .
- On Saturday, 12 August 1961, the leaders of the GDR attended a garden party at a government guesthouse in Döllnsee , in a wooded area to the north of East Berlin, at which time Ulbricht signed the order to close the border and erect a wall.
- On August 23, 1989, Hungary removed its physical border defences with Austria, and in September more than 13,000 East German tourists in Hungary escaped to Austria. This set up a chain of events. The Hungarians prevented many more East Germans from crossing the border and returned them to Budapest. These East Germans flooded the West German embassy and refused to return to East Germany. The East German government responded by disallowing any further travel to Hungary, but allowed those already there to return.
~sightseeing~
Alter Judischer Friedhof - A small park in Berlin called the Alter Judischer Friedhof was Berlin's first cemetary which was destroyed by the nazis in 1943.
12000 people were buried there between 1673 and 1827.
Berliner Zoo & Aquarium- The oldest zoo in Germany. About 14,000 animals of 1500 species are in this zoo. The zoo opened in 1844.
http://www.directline-citybreaks.co.uk/Berlin%20Things%20To%20Do
Sightseeing
Top Berlin attractions include the massive Brandenburg Gate and the reconstructed Pariser Platz alongside. Walk from here to the beautiful Unter den Linden Boulevard. Another favourite Berlin tourist attraction is the old Berlin Wall border crossing at Check Point Charlie and its accompanying museum. The Eastside Gallery is a vast open-air gallery featuring large sections of the infamous wall. Visitors inevitably congregate at Potsdamer Platz, which has come to symbolise the rebuilding of Berlin since the fall of the wall in 1989. The Story of Berlin is an entertaining and informative exhibition featuring a 1970’s nuclear bunker.
-Fifteen
years after the fall, a private museum rebuilt a 200-metre (656 ft) section close to Checkpoint Charlie, although not in the location of the original wall. They also raised more than 1,000 crosses in memory of those who died attempting to flee to the West. The memorial was installed in October 2004 and demolished in July 2005.
http://www.world66.com/europe/germany/berlin/sights
In the western part, between the Ku’damm (Kuken) and Tegel Airport is Schloss Charlottenburg, the Baroque palace with English gardens that Frederick I built for his wife Sophie-Charlotte. The Egyptian (Ägyptisches) Museum and Papyrus Collection, which houses the famous 3000-year-old bust of Nefertiti, moved from the area in August 2005 and has returned to the Museum Island in Mitte.
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